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The Fed Tried to Avoid a Fight With Trump. It Got One Anyway.

The central bank’s cautious approach to defending itself against President Trump is drawing scrutiny as the institution’s independence comes under threat.

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To its critics, the Federal Reserve is partly to blame for its predicament, having acquiesced to President Trump to such an extent that the central bank has undermined its own defenses.
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